My Social Media Roommates + #YOLOmondays Link Up
You guys, I’m guest posting for the fabulous Angela of Head to Toe Chic today! You should check it out!
On to today’s post! Now, I love social media. I think, when used correctly and responsibly, social media can be such a blessing and a GREAT way to connect with people. Anywhere.
Well, last Friday night, husband and I were going out for a casual date night for my “official” birthday dinner, and I COULD NOT decide what to wear. I was stressing out. For real.
So I thought, “Man, I miss being in college and having girl roommates whom I could run in to their rooms and ask for opinions.”So, I thought, I’ll do the next best thing. I’ll ask my social media roommates.
I took pics of my outfit options (photo below). Combined them in #PicFrame, and then posted the picture to my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts:
Then, I went and finished getting ready… you know I did my hair and my makeup.
Within MINUTES, between the three accounts, I had close to 40 responses from people.
“1!” “2!” “3!” – It was awesome!
My husband also happened to see the picture on twitter and asked if his vote counted. Of course. His vote was most important! Well, he happened to agree with the majority… and outfit #3 won!
So, here’s what I wore for casual date night:
- One-shoulder Blouse: Joy Joy (old, purchased at local boutique Scout & Molly’s, similar)
- Jeans: JCrew outlet (here, ON SALE!)
- Flats: Fab’rik Chapel Hill (similar)
- Bag: c/o Oasap
- Earrings: Gift from Jennifer of The Weekly Shoe
And you know, had to blow out a candle in some sherbet. No big deal.
So, have YOU ever turned to your social media roommates? Do you love social media?
Speaking of social media. It’s NOW time for the #YOLOmondays LINK-UP with my awesome co-host Carly from Lipgloss & Crayons! This is such a great way to get to know other bloggers!
Love seeing y’all linked up every week. 🙂 Grab the button 🙂 (code is available in the sidebar, or you can just right-click and save the above button)
The Rules for #YOLOMONDAYS Link-Ups:
- Grab a button and / or post a link back here in your BLOG POST (NOT your blog’s main page) so your readers know what all the #YOLOMONDAY-ness is about. We love you guys linking up and we do go through and read all your posts… so if you do not give credit, we will have to remove your link. That’s no fun, right? Right. So be nice and share a link! 🙂 Pretty please?
- Link your blog post up using the linky tool below! It can be ANYTHING! An outfit post, a giveaway, a story, a recipe, whatever. Why? Cause it’s #YOLOMONDAYS!
- Visit a blog or four that you’ve never been to before and leave a #YOLOMONDAYS comment – you never know, you might “meet” someone new that you will lurve!
- Have fun! Cause #YOLO!
love the one shoulder top n thats its pink, u r look pretty Molly 🙂
~ashy
http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com
thank you, ashy!
Yay!! So glad that #3 won!!
yay! thanks, marissa!
love your date night look. i like to be comfy but pretty on date nights 😀 this pink is such a good colour on you!xx
thank you so much, rachel!
WOW. I wish that many people responded to ME when I put things on social media, haha.
ahaha aw girl i think i just caught people at the right time! LOL
What a fun and pretty outfit you picked. You look fantastic in that shade of pink!
Happy belated Birthday, Molly! I hope you had a great time! Awww… I never thought about using social media this way, but I think you’re totally right and this was a very fun idea! It was a great choice and I would have picked that one too! You can’t never go wrong with a one shoulder bright pink top for your birthday celebration! And you looked really lovely with the whole outfit! Thanks again for hosting Yolo Monday!
Jenny
http://www.jensoutfitjournal.com
thank you so much, jenny!!!
thank you so much, jenny!!! <3 anytime 🙂
Wow, I love that pink top.
You looked adorable with that Molly and you seemed to be really having fun..
thank you so much, shane!
yay! this is the one i picked! i love it. and yes, social media can be very helpful at times!
yay!!! so glad you like! Thanks, girl!
Love that pink top on you, so pretty for date night!
thank you so much, tara!
Loving the top! So pretty 🙂 You look cute!
So, I didn’t see your PicFrame to vote on it, but if I had, I’d have voted for the one you ended up wearing! So hawt, GURL!!! So glad you had a rockin’ birthday. Hope you felt loved and blessed!!! ~Sarah
aw no worries, sarah!! yay!! thanks love!
Rats!! Why didn’t I see this Friday??? Oh well, I would have chosen #3 too! You looked adorbs! Gotta love social media. It’s the grandest! Hope you guys a fun on the bday date night! 😉
Shanna
hahah no worries, shanna!!! thanks for the sweet comment!
I LOVE the outfit that won! That top is so pretty with the one shoulder and perfect for your birthday date! By the time I saw your post on Twitter you were probably already out to the dinner haha so I didn’t comment.
-Sharon
The Tiny Heart
Enter to win a gift card! (Open internationally!)
thank you so much, sharon!! haha no worries – it was funny seeing who would respond and what they picked! hope you had a great weekend
Social Media Roommates, what a cute idea! And I agree with you, *when used correctly and responsible* which unfortunately it isn’t always! haha
By the way, I know Hillsborough is a bit past Chapel Hill, but we have a little Triangle blogger group that gets together from time to time, if you’re interested!
xo Elisabeth
http://anadventureinfindingbalance.com
thank you so much, elisabeth! that is awesome about your triangle blogger group!! i actually just started a group, too, with a couple other local triangle bloggers! http://www.trifabb.com – check it out! we are hoping to have meetups once a month – we just had our kickoff a couple weeks ago! 🙂 so nice to meet you, girl!!!
Love it! There are so many great bloggers in this area – I’ll pass it along to my group as well. It could be fun to collaborate. Adding my blog to TriFABB now 🙂
We have a wine & chocolate tasting event coming up in downtown Raleigh next week – I can send over the invite if you’d like.
So great to meet you too! 🙂
yay!! that is AWESOME! thanks for the deets!
Love this date night outfit, Molly! You look so adorable!
Love
Juneli from Fashionably Yours
thank you so much, juneli!
Oh, you look so cute! I just linked up for the first time 🙂
thank you so much, kelly!
What a cute outfit! It’s helpful to have other opinions when getting dressed :). I’m a new follower from the YOLO blog hop, just wanted to say hi!
thank you so much, allie!! you are awesome!!!!
That pink top is the cutest! xo
thank you, erica! <3
Ha ha, too cute!! I wish I saw it because I definitely would have voted, and my choice would have been #3 as well!! You look so gorgeous, and absolutely perfect for your birthday!!! I love social media as well, but just don’t seem to have enough time to use it properly. I’m working on it though!
xo Jenny
http://www.crazystylelove.com
yes! so glad you would have picked #3, too! 🙂 and no worries on using or not using social media – it’s kind of a to each her own thing you know? i just have so much fun with it!
Hey Molly I just linked up and I am very excited for my post. I see you already entered the giveaway! Good luck! I love that color pink on you, it looks awesome. That sherbet also looks YUMMY!
YAY, HOLLY!! huzzah!! and thank you so much!
Happy Belated Birthday… The one should blouse is a pretty one, I hope you enjoyed your day!
thank you SO MUCH!
Love the color of that top Molly, SO pretty! You look amazing! Hope you had a great weekend!
thank you SO MUCH, rachel! hope YOU had a great weekend <3
Darn, I missed this, but #3 would’ve been my vote too! Great pick, Molly!
aw thanks, vanessa!
Supercute! Good choice 🙂 I was clearly not paying attention to social media on Friday night since I had no idea you did this, ha! Glad you had a fun birthday dinner!
thank you so much, beth! haha no worries – it was late – i wasn’t sure if ANYONE would respond but i was excited when they did <3
Yay number 3 was my favorite, glad you went with that one! You look so cute blowing out that candle! 🙂
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
yes! glad you liked #3 🙂 <3 thanks, yi-chia
That’s the one I chose! I liked all three, but number 3 was just perfect for a birthday night out.
yesss! thanks, rachel!
great post!
come by and lets fllw each other if you love to do:)
miss-monaaa.blogspot.com
thank you so much, inggrid!
I like the outfit you picked! I also love the pink lace shirt! Where is it from? Super cute.
thank you so much, meghan! the lace top is Madewell – i got it on sale online!
I lurve that you call them social media roommates… totes cute! And I agree with the majority – I’m telling ya, one shouldered tops/dresses were made for you! Looks like an adorable date night! I’m coming back later to link up for YOLO 🙂
xx
Here&Now
hahah i know i’m kinda cray. LOL. thank you so much, jessica!
I hope your birthday was fabulous!!!! Outfit #3 is my favorite (although you look great in all of them!) – I love that top! I’ve never thought to ask social media “roomates” questions like this, but I think it’s so fun and such a good idea!
thank you so much, niki! you should try it sometime – it was fun!
Great blog! come by and lets follow each other if you love to do:)
miss-monaaa.blogspot.com
That top is really cute! I don’t remember life before social media?? It wasn’t really popular when I was in college so I probably was a hot mess walking around 🙂
Maria
http://www.daintyanddecadent.com
thank you so much, maria! haha i do remember life before social media – and sometimes i miss that life, but in general, i love it now 🙂
Such a cute date night outfit Molly! Hope you had a great weekend! 🙂
thank you so much, laura. you too!
Yeah! I think I picked that one! LOVE that pretty top!
yes!!! thanks, katie!
I hope you had an awesome birthday! I love being able to turn to social media roomies for opinions on clothes. It’s always fun to see how varied the opinions are! I’ve never used PicFrame though. Maybe I should give it a try. Happy Monday! #YOLO
– Heather
thanks, heather!! you should check out PicFrame – it’s 99 cents but totes worth it
oooh, i definitely would have voted for that one too! but that pink lace shirt…GAH! so lovely. you and your adorable clothes….
hope you had a fun b-day date. where did you go?
thanks, elise!! you are adorable! the bday date was great – we went to Kanki – totally stereotypical birthday place but i can’t help that i lurve it
I LOVE how you collected votes via social media for your date-night look – such a fun/awesome idea. And you look adorable here – love that top! Hope your bday was a blast 🙂
Sea and Swank
hahah it was fun! thanks, susie!
Yay!!! That was my choice for you. So cute!
yes! thanks, ashley!
Hah, I am awful at social media, I don’t facebook or twitter or anything! (In fact, its amazing I even blog!) My little sister just left for boarding school this week and I’m just now realizing how fun texting can be. since its the only easy way to talk to her now. 🙂
I think outfit number three was the way to go, I love the shoulder detail on the blouse and there’s just something about wearing jeans and a cute top out on a date night. ^_^
hahah no worries, katie! you are AWESOME at what you do! thanks, girl <3